They said therefore (ειπαν ουν). Second aorist active indicative of defective verb ειπον with α instead of usual ο. Note ουν, infe…

That we may give an answer.—He has given the “No” to all the ideas they had formed about him. There is nothing left to them but to…

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied no…

Origen of Alexandria: This is the second testimony of John the Baptist to Christ; the first began with, "This is He of whom I…

The suggestion that John the Baptist might be identified with Elijah reflected the Jewish expectation that the return of Elijah would precede the a…

Then said they to him, who are you ?
&c.] Since, as yet, he had only answered in negatives, who he was not, that he …

John denies being the Christ, who was then expected and waited for. He came in the spirit and power of Elias, but he was not the person of Elias. J…

1. Previously, the Evangelist showed how Christ was made known to the apostles through the testimony of John; here, he develops this testimo…